国内英语资讯:Xinhua Headlines: Ready! Sino-European nuclear power unit to fuel global fusion
<p><span word="GUANGZHOU">GUANGZHOU</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 12-- <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> 2011 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Deng">Deng</span> <span word="Zhengping">Zhengping</span>, <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taishan">Taishan</span> <span word="Nuclear">Nuclear</span> <span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="Plant">Plant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> -- <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="Taishan">Taishan</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="EPR">EPR</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="completed">completed</span>?</p><p><span word="EPR">EPR</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Pressurized">Pressurized</span> <span word="Reactor">Reactor</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="supplied">supplied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="Framatome">Framatome</span>. <span word="The">The</span> "<span word="double">double</span>-<span word="wall">wall</span>" <span word="containments">containments</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Taishan">Taishan</span> <span word="EPR">EPR</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reactors">reactors</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="reactors">reactors</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="Construction">Construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="EPR">EPR</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Finland">Finland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Olkiluoto">Olkiluoto</span> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 3 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="France">France</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Flamanville">Flamanville</span> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 3 <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005 <span word="and">and</span> 2007, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Taishan">Taishan</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Deng">Deng</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="surpass">surpass</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span>," <span word="Deng">Deng</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>."</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="risky">risky</span> -- <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reactor">reactor</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="expense">expense</span> <span word="overruns">overruns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="delays">delays</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="others">others</span>' <span word="lessons">lessons</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="textbook">textbook</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="EPR">EPR</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>.</p>
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